Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 35.7% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Germany, you would:
pay 60.5% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€11.93
|
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.77
|
$2.27
F CFA1,380
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.46
|
$1.23
F CFA749
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.20
|
$1.45
F CFA885
|
|
pay 9.5% less for groceries
Germany
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.26
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.92
|
$6.34
F CFA3,865
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.72
|
$3.18
F CFA1,940
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.63
|
$2.91
F CFA1,775
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$1.05
F CFA637
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.95
|
$0.48
F CFA289
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$1.14
F CFA695
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.36
F CFA220
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.38
F CFA232
|
|
pay 55.9% less for transportation
Germany
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.72
|
$4.64
F CFA2,824
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.23
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,120.09
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.34
|
$7.12
F CFA4,339
|
|
pay 59.7% less for housing
Germany
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.23
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€705.53
|
$445.17
F CFA271,174
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€536.69
|
$231.30
F CFA140,895
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€187.75
|
$45.32
F CFA27,606
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Germany
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€302.54
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,042.33
|
?? |
pay 41.9% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.77
|
$0.92
F CFA562
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.04
|
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.46
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.29
|
$58.66
F CFA35,735
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.22
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
pay 13.2% more for clothing
Germany
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.03
|
$92.19
F CFA56,155
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€36.78
|
$58.66
F CFA35,735
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.09
|
$83.81
F CFA51,050
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€105.38
|
$108.95
F CFA66,365
|
|
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